... and found that for larger orders, there are very Scalesia-specific TE clusters when compared to the outgroup.
We focused on Scalesia, an adaptive radiation on the Galápagos with variation in ecological niches (zones) and soils. We observe no differences in terms of TE classes when doing comparative phylogenomics.
Genomic stability in the Galapagos Scalesia adaptive radiation: Consistent transposable element accumulation despite hybridization and ecological niche shifts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.30.614436v1
Transposable elements (TEs) have been hypothesized to play a pivotal role in driving diversification
it mentions Scalesia - a genus of trees, unusual for the asteraceae, only found in the galapagos islands. S. pedunculata is, as far as i know. the biggest member of this family, growing to 20m tall
New paper led by Jefferson Garcia Loor (University of Vienna) on aggressiveness and home range in Darwin's finches.
New paper on buzzes in two species of Darwin's finches (small and medium tree finches) on Floreana Island. doi.org/10.1093/biol... with Diane Colombelli-Négrel and Sonia Kleindorfer
